MONDAY
Beginner Breakdown - 6:30 PM
- Learn foundational principles, strategies, and ideas to improve your chess skills.
Taught by NM Ralph Tan
Adult Beginner's Class - 6:30 PM
- Learn all of the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
Taught by STLCC Instructor
Monday Masters - 7:30 PM
- Learn high-level chess tips from masters of the game in this advanced class geared toward experienced players.
Recommended rating level: 1800+ USCF
Taught by GM Denes Boros and Guest GMs
TUESDAY
Adult Beginners Class - 6:30 PM
- Learn all the rules of fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
Taught by an STLCC Instructor
Road to 2000 - 6:30 PM
- Learn how to escape the common pitfalls that keep tournament players from achieving their next step up.
Taught by NM Julian Proleiko
Grandmaster's Choice - 7:30 PM
- Delve into the mind of a Grandmaster by learning a diverse range of chess concepts - including sharp tactics, positional play, opening strategy and masterful endgame technique.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
WEDNESDAY
Grandmaster Psychology - 6:00 PM
- Learn how Grandmasters crush their opponents by winning in the mind and over the board.
Taught by GM Denes Boros
Analyze Your Games - 7:30 PM
- Fix your chess mistakes with help from a Grandmaster! Students are encouraged to bring in their own games to be analyzed during class.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
THURSDAY
Ladies' Knight - 6:30 PM
- Enjoy, play, and learn chess with a community of women who share a passion for the game. Open to women of all ages and skill levels.
Taught by the WGM Thalia Cervantes
Prepare Like A Pro - 7:30 PM
- How do the pros train for tournaments? From deep opening preparation to middle game ideas, learn how to best equip yourself for competition.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
FRIDAY
Friday Action Tactics Time - 4:00 PM
- Learn essential patterns and the correct technique for solving tactical problems.
Taught by NM Julian Proleiko
SATURDAY
Kids Beginner's Class - 1:00 PM
- Learn the basic fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
Taught by a STLCC Instructor
Adult Beginner's Class - 2:00 PM
- Learn all the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
Taught by a STLCC Instructor
Beginner Breakdown - 3:00 PM
- Learn foundational principles, strategies, and ideas to improve your chess skills.
Taught by an STLCC Instructor
SUNDAY
Kids Beginner's Class - 12:00 PM
- Learn the basic fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
Taught by a STLCC Instructor
Kids Chess for Rookies - 1:00 PM
- If you already know the rules of chess, learn the basic strategies from a grandmaster in this fun class.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
Kids Chess for Knights - 2:00 PM
- A kids class for tournaments players. This lecture will focus on strategies with competition in mind, and everything learned will be immediately put ot the test.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
Puzzler's Paradise - 4:00 PM
- Test and sharpen your tactical and positional skills by attempting to solve puzzles in a classroom format.
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
Double Exclam!! - 5:00 PM
- Explore some of the most brilliant and unusual ideas truly worthy of a double exclam!!
Taught by the Resident Grandmaster
